GM2 sound list for the Roland HP603, HP605, LX7 and LX17
Posted by Roy Sinclair on 19 January 2016 at 12:06pm 21 comments
Owners of any of Roland's latest range of HP/LX premium digital pianos will see that there are 255 GM2 instruments available under 'Other > GM2' sounds. However, these are not listed in the piano's manual nor anywhere else I can find, and the instrument descriptions can be a little vague. This blog post corrects this situation, and offers a full GM2 sound list (with MIDI patch and bank numbers, and Roland's reference numbers) in two formats: HTML (below) and PDF (see the download links on the right).
Also available for download as a PDF is (1) a single A4 page listing only the GM2 sounds found in the Roland HP603, HP605, LX7 and LX17; and (2) a single A4 page listing the full set of sounds and tones found in the Roland HP603, HP605, LX7 and LX17, up to and including firmware update v.1.05.
General MIDI Level 2 (GM2) Sound List
General MIDI or GM is a standard or specification for MIDI enabled synthesizers, designed to ensure that a labelled sound created on one MIDI instrument has a degree of consistency with all other MIDI instruments. General MIDI 2 or GM2 extends both the number of available sounds in the standard, and the amount of control available for sound editing and musical performance. Further technical information can be found on the website of the MIDI Manufacturers Association.
The following GM2 sound list is derived from Wikipedia and includes the Roland reference number (as used on HP603, HP605, LX7 and LX17 digital pianos) for Roland's equivalent sound in each case. This is not an authoritative list as Roland do not publish their specification - not that I can find, at least - but most of the sound names match up exactly with Roland's labels, and those that do not are not difficult to work out. If you disagree with the data mapping of any sound, please leave a comment below.
The downloadable PDF presents the sound list in a much more meaningful way, on both sides of a single A4 sheet, for owners of Roland digital pianos from the HP/LX range.
| patch no. | bank no. | Roland no. | instrument description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piano | |||
| 0 | 0 | 20 | Acoustic Grand Piano |
| 1 | 21 | Wide Acoustic Grand | |
| 2 | 22 | Dark Acoustic Grand | |
| 3 | Tine Acoustic Grand | ||
| 4 | Acoustic KSP Piano | ||
| 5 | Piano Strings | ||
| 6 | Dream | ||
| 1 | 0 | 23 | Bright Acoustic Piano |
| 1 | 24 | Wide Bright Acoustic | |
| 2 | Brite + Grand | ||
| 3 | Brite KSP | ||
| 2 | 0 | 25 | Electric Piano |
| 1 | 26 | CP 80 | |
| 2 | Radio Piano | ||
| 3 | Claxia | ||
| 4 | Electric KSP Piano | ||
| 5 | Detuned CP 80 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 27 | Broken Pub Piano |
| 1 | 28 | Wide Broken Pub | |
| 2 | Tine Pub | ||
| 3 | Pub KSP | ||
| 4 | 0 | 29 | Tine Electric Piano |
| 1 | 30 | Detuned Electric Piano 1 | |
| 2 | 31 | Electric Piano 1 Variation | |
| 3 | 32 | 60's Electric Piano | |
| 4 | Cool Galaxy | ||
| 5 | Tine KSP | ||
| 6 | Hyper Tine | ||
| 5 | 0 | 33 | Synth Electric Piano |
| 1 | 34 | Detuned Electric Piano 2 | |
| 2 | 35 | Electric Piano 2 Variation | |
| 3 | 36 | Electric Piano Legend | |
| 4 | 37 | Electric Piano Phase | |
| 5 | Sm. Piano Variation Phase | ||
| 6 | Synth + Analog Phase | ||
| 7 | Synth KSP | ||
| 8 | Venus E.P | ||
| 6 | 0 | 38 | Harpsichord |
| 1 | 39 | Coupled Harpsichord | |
| 2 | 40 | Wide Harpsichord | |
| 3 | 41 | Open Harpsichord | |
| 4 | Farxiga | ||
| 5 | Harpsichord 2 | ||
| 6 | Harpsichord KSP | ||
| 7 | 0 | 42 | Clavinet |
| 1 | 43 | Pulse Clavinet | |
| 2 | Harpsichord + Clavinet | ||
| 3 | Solarize | ||
| 4 | Clavinet KSP | ||
| Chromatic Percussion | |||
| 8 | 0 | 44 | Celesta |
| 1 | Celesta 2 | ||
| 2 | Celestial | ||
| 9 | 0 | 45 | Glockenspiel |
| 1 | Tinespiel | ||
| 2 | Kids Percussion | ||
| 10 | 0 | 46 | Music Box |
| 1 | Orgel | ||
| 11 | 0 | 47 | Vibraphone |
| 1 | 48 | Wet Vibraphone | |
| 2 | Jazz Rtm | ||
| 3 | Vibes KSP | ||
| 12 | 0 | 49 | Marimba |
| 1 | 50 | Wide Marimba | |
| 2 | Africa | ||
| 3 | Marimba KSP | ||
| 4 | Sine Marimba | ||
| 5 | Balimba | ||
| 6 | Log Drum | ||
| 13 | 0 | 51 | Xylophone |
| 1 | Xylophone 2 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 52 | Tubular Bell |
| 1 | 53 | Church Bell | |
| 2 | 54 | Carillon | |
| 3 | Orient Bell | ||
| 4 | Small Bell | ||
| 5 | Ringing Clock | ||
| 6 | Cosmic | ||
| 7 | Wine Glass | ||
| 15 | 0 | Dulcimer | |
| 1 | Applichan Dulcimer | ||
| 2 | Hammered Dulcimer | ||
| 3 | Cimbalom | ||
| 4 | 55 | Santur | |
| Organ | |||
| 16 | 0 | 56 | Tonewheel Organ |
| 1 | 57 | Detuned Organ 1 | |
| 2 | 58 | 60's Organ 1 | |
| 3 | 59 | Organ 4 | |
| 4 | 60's Organ 2 | ||
| 5 | 70's Organ 1 | ||
| 6 | 70's Organ 3 | ||
| 7 | Calasthetic | ||
| 8 | Jazz Organ | ||
| 9 | Organ Base | ||
| 10 | Cheez Combo | ||
| 11 | 70's Organ 2 | ||
| 12 | Tonewheel 2 | ||
| 17 | 0 | 60 | Percussive Organ |
| 1 | 61 | Detuned Organ 2 | |
| 2 | Organ 5 | ||
| 3 | Lite Organ | ||
| 4 | 62 | Percussive Organ 2 | |
| 5 | Voice Organ | ||
| 18 | 0 | 63 | Rock Organ |
| 1 | Rotary Organ | ||
| 2 | Slow Rotary | ||
| 3 | Fast Rotary | ||
| 4 | Purple Organ | ||
| 19 | 0 | 64 | Church Organ 1 |
| 1 | 65 | Church Organ 2 | |
| 2 | 66 | Church Organ 3 | |
| 3 | Notre Dame | ||
| 4 | Organ Flute | ||
| 5 | Tremolo Organ Flute | ||
| 6 | Chapel | ||
| 20 | 0 | 67 | Reed Organ |
| 1 | 68 | Puff Organ | |
| 21 | 0 | 69 | French Accordion |
| 1 | 70 | Italian Accordion | |
| 22 | 0 | 71 | Harmonica |
| 1 | Modern Harp | ||
| 23 | 0 | 72 | Bandoneon |
| Guitar | |||
| 24 | 0 | 73 | Nylon-String Guitar |
| 1 | 74 | Ukulele | |
| 2 | 75 | Open Nylon Guitar | |
| 3 | 76 | Nylon Guitar 2 | |
| 4 | Velo Guitar Harmony | ||
| 25 | 0 | 77 | Steel-String Guitar |
| 1 | 78 | 12-String Guitar | |
| 2 | 79 | Mandolin | |
| 3 | 80 | Steel + Body | |
| 4 | Nylon + Steel | ||
| 26 | 0 | 81 | Jazz Guitar |
| 1 | 82 | Hawaiian Guitar | |
| 2 | Jazz Amp | ||
| 27 | 0 | 83 | Clean Electric Guitar |
| 1 | 84 | Chorus Guitar | |
| 2 | 85 | Mid Tone Guitar | |
| 28 | 0 | 86 | Muted Electric Guitar |
| 1 | 87 | Funk Guitar | |
| 2 | 88 | Funk Guitar 2 | |
| 3 | 89 | Jazz Man | |
| 29 | 0 | 90 | Overdriven Guitar |
| 1 | 91 | Guitar Pinch | |
| 30 | 0 | 92 | Distortion Guitar |
| 1 | 93 | Feedback Guitar | |
| 2 | 94 | Distortion Rtm Guitar | |
| 31 | 0 | 95 | Guitar Harmonics |
| 1 | 96 | Guitar Feedback | |
| 2 | Guitar Harmonics 2 | ||
| Bass | |||
| 32 | 0 | 97 | Acoustic Bass |
| 1 | Jazz Rhythm | ||
| 2 | VX Upright | ||
| 33 | 0 | 98 | Electric Bass |
| 1 | Finger Dark | ||
| 2 | Bass Guitar EG | ||
| 3 | 99 | Finger Slap | |
| 4 | Mode Bass | ||
| 34 | 0 | 100 | Picked Bass |
| 1 | Moded Pick | ||
| 2 | Mute Pick Bass | ||
| 35 | 0 | 101 | Fretless Bass |
| 1 | Fretless 2 | ||
| 2 | Fretless 3 | ||
| 3 | Fretless 4 | ||
| 36 | 0 | 102 | Slap Bass 1 |
| 1 | Punch Theme | ||
| 37 | 0 | 103 | Slap Bass 2 |
| 1 | Velo Slap | ||
| 38 | 0 | 104 | Synth Bass 1 |
| 1 | 105 | Synth Bass 101 | |
| 2 | 106 | Synth Bass 3 | |
| 3 | 107 | Clavi Bass | |
| 4 | 108 | Hammer | |
| 5 | Techno Bass | ||
| 39 | 0 | 109 | Synth Bass 2 |
| 1 | 110 | Synth Bass 4 | |
| 2 | 111 | Rubber Bass | |
| 3 | 112 | Attack Pulse | |
| 4 | Mellow Synth Bass | ||
| 5 | Sequenced Bass | ||
| 6 | Click Bass | ||
| 7 | Synth Bass 2 Dark | ||
| 8 | Moduler Bass | ||
| 9 | DX Bass | ||
| Orchestra Solo | |||
| 40 | 0 | 113 | Violin |
| 1 | 114 | Slow Violin | |
| 41 | 0 | 115 | Viola |
| 42 | 0 | 116 | Cello |
| 1 | Slow Cello | ||
| 43 | 0 | 117 | Contrabass |
| 44 | 0 | 118 | Tremolo Strings |
| 1 | Slow Tremolo Strings | ||
| 2 | Suspend Strings | ||
| 45 | 0 | 119 | Pizzicato Strings |
| 46 | 0 | 120 | Harp |
| 1 | 121 | Yang Qin | |
| 47 | 0 | 122 | Timpani |
| Orchestra Ensemble | |||
| 48 | 0 | 123 | Stereo String Ensemble |
| 1 | 124 | Slow Strings | |
| 2 | 125 | 60's Strings | |
| 3 | 60 Orchestra | ||
| 4 | Orchestra | ||
| 5 | Orchestra 2 | ||
| 6 | Velo Strings | ||
| 49 | 0 | 126 | Mono String Ensemble |
| 1 | Stereo Slow Strings | ||
| 2 | Legato Strings | ||
| 3 | Warm Strings | ||
| 4 | Kingdom | ||
| 5 | Staccato Strings | ||
| 6 | Chrome | ||
| 50 | 0 | 127 | Synth Strings 1 |
| 1 | 128 | Synth Strings 3 | |
| 51 | 0 | 129 | Synth Strings 2 |
| 1 | Synth Strings 4 | ||
| 52 | 0 | 130 | Choir Aah |
| 1 | 131 | Choir Aah 2 | |
| 2 | Stereo Choir | ||
| 3 | Mellow Choir | ||
| 4 | Losers Aah | ||
| 53 | 0 | 132 | Voice Doo |
| 1 | 133 | Humming | |
| 54 | 0 | 134 | Synth Voice |
| 1 | Synth Voice 2 | ||
| 2 | Choral | ||
| 3 | 135 | Analog Voice | |
| 55 | 0 | 136 | Orchestra Hit |
| 1 | 137 | Bass Hit | |
| 2 | 138 | 6th Hit | |
| 3 | 139 | Euro Hit | |
| 4 | Orchestra Hit 2 | ||
| 5 | Impact | ||
| Brass | |||
| 56 | 0 | 140 | Trumpet |
| 1 | 141 | Dark Trumpet | |
| 2 | Warm Trumpet | ||
| 3 | Sweet Trumpet | ||
| 57 | 0 | 142 | Trombone |
| 1 | 143 | Trombone 2 | |
| 2 | 144 | Bright Trombone | |
| 58 | 0 | 145 | Tuba |
| 1 | Wet Willy | ||
| 59 | 0 | 146 | Muted Trumpet |
| 1 | 147 | Muted Trumpet 2 | |
| 60 | 0 | 148 | French Horns |
| 1 | 149 | French Horn 2 | |
| 2 | Solo Horn | ||
| 3 | Horn Orchestra | ||
| 61 | 0 | 150 | Brass Section 1 |
| 1 | 151 | Brass Section 2 | |
| 2 | Big Band Brass | ||
| 62 | 0 | 152 | Synth Brass 1 |
| 1 | 153 | Synth Brass 3 | |
| 2 | 154 | Analog Brass 1 | |
| 3 | 155 | Jump Brass | |
| 4 | Rezzo Synth Brass | ||
| 63 | 0 | 156 | Synth Brass 2 |
| 1 | 157 | Synth Brass 4 | |
| 2 | 158 | Analog Brass 2 | |
| 3 | Soft Brass | ||
| 4 | Choir Brass | ||
| Reed | |||
| 64 | 0 | 159 | Soprano Sax |
| 1 | Sweet Soprano | ||
| 65 | 0 | 160 | Alto Sax |
| 1 | Breathy Alto Sax | ||
| 2 | Sax Section | ||
| 66 | 0 | 161 | Tenor Sax |
| 1 | Breathy Tenor Sax | ||
| 2 | Sweet Tenor | ||
| 67 | 0 | 162 | Baritone Sax |
| 1 | Contrabass Sax | ||
| 68 | 0 | 163 | Oboe |
| 1 | Solo Oboe | ||
| 69 | 0 | 164 | English Horn |
| 1 | Fails | ||
| 70 | 0 | 165 | Bassoon |
| 1 | Contrabassoon | ||
| 71 | 0 | 166 | Clarinet |
| 1 | Bass Clarinet | ||
| Wind | |||
| 72 | 0 | 167 | Piccolo |
| 1 | Orange Flute | ||
| 73 | 0 | 168 | Flute |
| 1 | Pure Flute | ||
| 2 | Sweet Flute | ||
| 74 | 0 | 169 | Recorder |
| 1 | Piano Horn | ||
| 75 | 0 | 170 | Pan Flute |
| 1 | Warp Whistle | ||
| 2 | Sweet Pan | ||
| 76 | 0 | 171 | Plastic Bottle Blow |
| 1 | Glass Bottle Blow | ||
| 77 | 0 | 172 | Shakuhachi |
| 1 | India | ||
| 78 | 0 | 173 | Irish Tin Whistle |
| 1 | Mouth Whistle | ||
| 79 | 0 | 174 | Ocarina |
| 1 | Synth Flute | ||
| Synth Lead | |||
| 80 | 0 | 175 | Square Lead |
| 1 | 176 | Square Lead 2 | |
| 2 | LM Square | ||
| 3 | Hollow | ||
| 4 | Shroud | ||
| 5 | Mellow | ||
| 6 | Solo Sine | ||
| 7 | 177 | Sine Lead | |
| 81 | 0 | 178 | Saw Lead |
| 1 | 179 | Saw Lead 2 | |
| 2 | Thick Saw | ||
| 3 | Dyna Saw | ||
| 4 | Digi Saw | ||
| 5 | 180 | Doctor Solo | |
| 6 | 181 | Natural Lead | |
| 7 | 182 | Sequenced Analog | |
| 82 | 0 | 183 | Synth Calliope |
| 1 | Vent Lead | ||
| 2 | Vent Synth | ||
| 3 | Pure Lead | ||
| 83 | 0 | 184 | Chiffer Lead |
| 1 | Sequenced Lead | ||
| 84 | 0 | 185 | Charang |
| 1 | 186 | Wire Lead | |
| 2 | Distortion Lead | ||
| 85 | 0 | 187 | Solo Synth Vox |
| 86 | 0 | 188 | 5th Saw Wave |
| 1 | Big Five | ||
| 87 | 0 | 189 | Bass & Lead |
| 1 | 190 | Delayed Lead | |
| 2 | Big & Low | ||
| 3 | Little & High | ||
| 4 | Fat & Perky | ||
| 5 | Soft Whirl | ||
| Synth Pad | |||
| 88 | 0 | 191 | Fantasia |
| 1 | Fantasy | ||
| 89 | 0 | 192 | Warm Pad |
| 1 | 193 | Sine Pad | |
| 90 | 0 | 194 | Polysynth Pad |
| 1 | Polymer | ||
| 91 | 0 | 195 | Space Voice |
| 1 | 196 | Itopia | |
| 2 | Square Pad | ||
| 92 | 0 | 197 | Bowed Glass Pad |
| 1 | Bell Pad | ||
| 93 | 0 | 198 | Metal Pad |
| 1 | Xenon Pad | ||
| 94 | 0 | 199 | Halo Pad |
| 1 | Halo Pad Variation | ||
| 2 | Halo Pad Phase | ||
| 3 | Halo Pad Legend | ||
| 4 | Angels | ||
| 5 | Equinox | ||
| 95 | 0 | 200 | Sweep Pad |
| 1 | Dark Moon | ||
| Synth Sound FX | |||
| 96 | 0 | 201 | Ice Rain |
| 1 | Clavi Pad | ||
| 2 | Shanaaz | ||
| 3 | African Wind | ||
| 4 | Carib | ||
| 97 | 0 | 202 | Soundtrack |
| 1 | Prolouge | ||
| 2 | Empilouge | ||
| 98 | 0 | 203 | Stardust |
| 1 | 204 | Synth Mallet | |
| 2 | Synth Drum Comp | ||
| 3 | Popcorn | ||
| 4 | Tiny Bell | ||
| 5 | Rind Glock | ||
| 6 | Glock Chime | ||
| 7 | Clear Bell | ||
| 8 | Choir Bell | ||
| 9 | Soft Crystal | ||
| 10 | Air Bells | ||
| 11 | Bell Harp | ||
| 12 | Gamelmba | ||
| 99 | 0 | 205 | Atmosphere |
| 1 | Warm Atmosphere | ||
| 2 | Hollow Relics | ||
| 3 | Nylon EP | ||
| 4 | Nylon Harp | ||
| 5 | Harp Vox | ||
| 6 | Atmosphere Pad | ||
| 100 | 0 | 206 | Brightness |
| 1 | Bomb | ||
| 101 | 0 | 207 | Goblin |
| 1 | Goblin Synth | ||
| 2 | Creeper | ||
| 3 | Ritual | ||
| 4 | To Heaven | ||
| 5 | Night | ||
| 6 | Glisten | ||
| 7 | Bell Choir | ||
| 102 | 0 | 208 | Echo Drops |
| 1 | 209 | Echo Bell | |
| 2 | 210 | Echo Pan | |
| 3 | Poly Drop | ||
| 103 | 0 | 211 | Star Theme |
| 1 | Space Synth | ||
| Ethnic | |||
| 104 | 0 | 212 | Sitar |
| 1 | 213 | Sitar 2 | |
| 2 | Detuned Sitar | ||
| 3 | Sitar Pad | ||
| 4 | Tamboura | ||
| 105 | 0 | 214 | Banjo |
| 1 | Mute Banjo | ||
| 2 | Zheng | ||
| 3 | Rabab | ||
| 4 | Gopintch | ||
| 5 | Oud | ||
| 106 | 0 | 215 | Shamisen |
| 1 | Tsugaru | ||
| 107 | 0 | 216 | Koto |
| 1 | 217 | Taisho Koto | |
| 2 | Kanoon | ||
| 3 | Pi Pa | ||
| 108 | 0 | 218 | Thumb Piano |
| 109 | 0 | 219 | Bagpipe |
| 1 | Sheng | ||
| 2 | Sou Na | ||
| 110 | 0 | 220 | Fiddle |
| 111 | 0 | 221 | Shanai |
| 1 | Di Zi | ||
| Percussive | |||
| 112 | 0 | 222 | Tinkle Bell |
| 1 | Bonang | ||
| 2 | Altair | ||
| 3 | Gamelan | ||
| 4 | S. Gamelan | ||
| 5 | Rama Cymbal | ||
| 113 | 0 | 223 | Agogo |
| 1 | Tine Bell | ||
| 114 | 0 | 224 | Steel Drums |
| 1 | Glass Percussion | ||
| 2 | Thai Bells | ||
| 115 | 0 | 225 | Woodblock |
| 1 | 226 | Castanets | |
| 116 | 0 | 227 | Taiko |
| 1 | 228 | Concert Bass Drum | |
| 2 | Grand Cassandra | ||
| 117 | 0 | 229 | Melodic Tom 1 |
| 1 | 230 | Melodic Tom 2 | |
| 2 | Real Tom | ||
| 3 | Rock Tom | ||
| 118 | 0 | 231 | Synth Drum |
| 1 | 232 | Analog Tom | |
| 2 | 233 | Electric Percussion | |
| 119 | 0 | 234 | Reverse Cymbal |
| Sound Effect | |||
| 120 | 0 | 235 | Guitar Fret Noise |
| 1 | 236 | Guitar Cut Noise | |
| 2 | 237 | String Slap | |
| 3 | Guitar Cut Noise 2 | ||
| 121 | 0 | 238 | Breath Noise |
| 1 | 239 | Flute Key Click | |
| 122 | 0 | 240 | Seashore |
| 1 | 241 | Rain | |
| 2 | 242 | Thunder | |
| 3 | 243 | Wind | |
| 4 | 244 | Stream | |
| 5 | 245 | Bubble | |
| 6 | Feed | ||
| 123 | 0 | 246 | Bird |
| 1 | 247 | Dog | |
| 2 | 248 | Horse-Gallop | |
| 3 | 249 | Bird 2 | |
| 4 | Horse-Whinny | ||
| 5 | Maou | ||
| 6 | Cow | ||
| 7 | Snake Hiss | ||
| 8 | Chicken Cluck | ||
| 9 | Rooster Crow | ||
| 124 | 0 | 250 | Telephone 1 |
| 1 | 251 | Telephone 2 | |
| 2 | 252 | Door Creaking | |
| 3 | 253 | Door Closing | |
| 4 | 254 | Scratch | |
| 5 | 255 | Wind Chimes | |
| 6 | Phone Call | ||
| 7 | Scratch 2 | ||
| 8 | Clock Tick | ||
| 125 | 0 | 256 | Helicopter |
| 1 | 257 | Car-Engine | |
| 2 | 258 | Car-Stop | |
| 3 | 259 | Car-Pass | |
| 4 | 260 | Car-Crash | |
| 5 | 261 | Siren | |
| 6 | 262 | Train | |
| 7 | 263 | Jetplane | |
| 8 | 264 | Starship | |
| 9 | 265 | Burst Noise | |
| 10 | Rollercoaster | ||
| 11 | Submarine | ||
| 12 | Boat | ||
| 126 | 0 | 266 | Applause |
| 1 | 267 | Laughing | |
| 2 | 268 | Screaming | |
| 3 | 269 | Punch | |
| 4 | 270 | Heart Beat | |
| 5 | 271 | Footsteps | |
| 6 | Slap | ||
| 7 | Burping | ||
| 8 | Farting | ||
| 127 | 0 | 272 | Gun Shot |
| 1 | 273 | Machine Gun | |
| 2 | 274 | Lasergun | |
| 3 | Minigun | ||
| 4 | Bazooka | ||
| 5 | Tank | ||
| 6 | 275 | Explosion | |
| 7 | Firework | ||
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Downloadable PDFs
Full sound/tone list for Roland HP/LX pianos:
Roland GM2 sounds (only) in HP/LX pianos:
Full GM2 sound list:
